From: Hans Palbøl (c937161++at++student.dtu.dk)
Date: 06/21/2000 14:16:09
Allan Schaffer wrote:
>
> On Jun 20, 5:49pm, c937161++at++student.dtu.dk wrote:
> > I'm having trouble loading pfb files in Performer 2.2 on Irix made with
> > pfconv using Performer 2.3 for Linux. Searching the archives and other
> > docs does not give me any clues to why it fails. The pfb DSO says it's not
> > a pfb file (it is). I assume that all endianess issues are taken care of
> > in the loader.
> >
> > Would the pfb format have changed so much from 2.2 to 2.3 that binary
> > compatibility is broken?
>
> The PFB loader shipped with 2.2 doesn't (yet) have the ability to
> perform the required endianness-flip to read PFB files created on
> a Linux system with Performer 2.3.
Ok, thanks. I should perhaps have been able to realize that for my self
:-)
> An updated PFB loader will ship in IRIX 6.5.10 that fixes this
> problem. I'll see about putting the new code on our website
> somewhere as well.
>
> In the meantime, what you might try is to do all of your 'pfconv'
> conversions on an IRIX system, and copy those files over to Linux.
> The IRIX (pf2.2) system will be able to read them, and the Linux
> (pf2.3) system will do an endianness flip with no trouble.
I'll certainly do that if I can recompile my patched .obj loader on
Irix.
Thanks for your help,
Hans
-- Hans Palbøl"Jeg tror nok, han benyttede sig af de vilde trækfugle til at slippe bort" ----------------------------------------------------
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